Near the end of 2009, the Sportsmen’s and Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance (SAOVA) started leading a campaign calling for the IRS to investigate the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) over potential violations of the terms of HSUS’ 501c(3) tax exempt status. (informally referred to as the campaign to Spay/Neuter the HSUS)
The first phase [...]
The 2008 Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Tax Filings became available for public viewing this week. (click here) The full 2008 filing is located under the Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations link that does not have a date beside it. Although it is lengthy reading, it is well worth close review by any [...]
Who’s looking out for animals while HSUS spends its efforts being ’Herd on the Hill’?
Last week, WSB-TV aired an investigative report into how the primary focus of the Humane Society of the United States is on activist efforts and political/lobbying activities, not directly on animals in need. As aptly described by the writer of the YesBiscuit! blog, [...]
It was a ground-breaking day on Thursday May 14, 2009, the first day a mainstream media organization dared to publish an investigation into the fundraising practises of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). WSB-TV, the Atlanta GA affiliate for ABC published an article and video segment titled Where Humane Society Donations Really [...]
The legislative season is winding down and the preparations for the Humane Society of the United States TAFA conference. In the jam-packed schedule of events, 33 workshops running over 3 days, nearly 2/3 of the workshops are directly involved in political influence, legislation and shaping public policy. This does not include the informal finale event of [...]
The reminders for went out last week for the Humane Society of the United States TAFA event. Entitled “Taking Action For Animals,” the aim of the conference from sponsor list to schedule of events shows quite a different plan.
The HSUS appears to be becoming much more comfortable with the label Animal Rights very recently. It [...]
In a twist of irony, the HSUS publishes the article, “Counting the Ways” detailing its major accomplishments from 2006 to 2009 on the day after the AR-HR article, “Did the Humane Society (HSUS) Fail to Account for Political/Lobbying Activity of Personnel on IRS Tax Filings?” (See here for the HSUS original and here for the version modified after [...]
As many readers know, the issue of how the Humane Society of the United States continues to maintain its 501(c) 3 tax-exempt status is one I have found continually perplexing. After further review of the HSUS tax filings, I have a new question.
“Did the Humane the United States fail to account for Political and/or Lobbying activity of [...]
Who’s looking out for animals while HSUS spends its efforts being ’Herd on the Hill’?
Last week, WSB-TV aired an investigative report into how the primary focus of the Humane Society of the United States is on activist efforts and political/lobbying activities, not directly on animals in need. As aptly described by the writer of the YesBiscuit! blog, [...]
It was a ground-breaking day on Thursday May 14, 2009, the first day a mainstream media organization dared to publish an investigation into the fundraising practises of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). WSB-TV, the Atlanta GA affiliate for ABC published an article and video segment titled “Where Humane Society Donations Really Go“.
The [...]
